Was we had to come in and try to eliminate the lines of demarcation and from mote competition and promote competition, believing thered be innovation, more investment, more consumer choice, more innovation and, you know, fortunately, i think the result has proven us correct, that thats exactly whats happened. But now were in a situation, you know, not that many years later that there needs to be, again, i think, a massive overhaul. And out of all the new technology, all the new applications, all the new modes of service. Host rick boucher, youve covered, worked on telecommunications for a long time especially as a member of congress. Did congress understand what was going on with the 96 Telecommunications Act, or was it just limit today a few members with expertise . Guest well, as is often the case in the committees that focus on particular subject matters took the lead in this reform. Jack was chairman of our subcommittee. Other members of our subcommittee had been focused on telecom
Cspan sundays and it 00 published my Public Affairs books now available in your favor bookseller. Up next a look at the resources securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodities Futures Trading Commission to enforce regulations under the doddfrank financial. The sec is requesting over onehalf billion dollars for next years budget. The cftc is asking for 280 million. This is an hour and a half. Udal room waiting for the hearing to get started. We may be waiting for the s. E. C. Chairman to come to the hearing om. Th good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. I am pleased to convene this airing of the financialservices and general Government Subcommittee to get some of the fiscal year 2015 funding requests of to keep federal regulatory agencies. Cal year 20 requests of two key federal regulatory agencies. The securities and Exchange Commission, and the commodity futures trading commission. I welcome my distinguished Ranking Member, senator mike johans and some of my othe
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Mother from georgia my father from southern virginia and washington. Its where they met, married and had me so without the great migration i wouldnt be here. I dont know who you would be talking to. So ive lived with all my life. I grew up with people from North Carolina South Carolina georgia all around me in the neighborhood where he grew up and i was surrounded by the language the food, to the music the ambitions of the people who had migrated from the south and competition about whose child will go to catholic school, School Across the park so its been with me all this time. To enforce regulations under the doddfrank financial law. The sec is requesting 1. 7 billion for nick steers budget and the cftc is asking for 280 million. This is an hour and a half. Good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. I am pleased to convene this hearing of the Financial Services general Government Subcommittee to consider the fiscal year 2015 funding request of two key federal regulatory age
That we can report to the treasury, got to do something. Were down to less than 1 in most cases for those journal voucher entries and its got to get lower than that. So. I understand that i understand the accounting part has to account for something. How is the Management Structure holding those individuals accountable that arent provides pretty basic information . One of the benefits of the audit is its raising the visibility to our commanders. I doubt they knew that these things existed. Some of them still dont. They will if they flunk the audit as bob speer said and my ol colleagues have said, this has become part of the readiness of the military. The vice chiefs are asking questions of their commanders. And if were having trouble with journal vouchers, theyll be asking questions of them. Do any of you want to add to this . Youre making my point. You should go ahead and audit. Were ready to go. Everything im seeing is were just talking about getting audit ready. Its a milestone on t